Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female was 84.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Sweden, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 84.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Sweden peaked at 90.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 90.2% | — |
| 2007 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 89.2% | 90.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.6% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 20 Luxembourg 86.3% compare
- 21 Russian Federation 85.7% compare
- 22 Finland 84.3% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 83.9% compare
- 25 Costa Rica 83.7% compare
- 26 Germany 83.5% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Sweden was 84.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release